South Panola School District

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The South Panola School District is a public school district based in Batesville, Mississippi (USA).

In addition to Batesville, the district also serves the village of Pope, the town of Courtland, and the Panola County portion of Crowder as well as rural areas in southern Panola County.

Contents

[edit] Schools

  • South Panola High School
  • Batesville Junior High School
  • Batesville Middle School
  • Batesville Intermediate School
  • Batesville Elementary School
  • Pope School

[edit] Demographics

[edit] 2006–07 school year

There were a total of 4,671 students enrolled in the South Panola School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 49% female and 51% male. The racial makeup of the district was 56.13% African American, 42.71% White, 1.03% Hispanic, and 0.13% Asian.[1] 61.8% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.[2]

[edit] Previous school years

School Year Enrollment Gender Makeup Racial Makeup
Female Male Asian African
American		 Hispanic Native
American		 White
2005-06[1] 4,690 49% 51% 0.15% 55.29% 1.11% – 43.45%
2004-05[1] 4,690 49% 51% 0.15% 55.29% 0.94% – 43.62%
2003-04[1] 4,665 49% 51% 0.26% 55.63% 0.84% 0.02% 43.26%
2002-03[3] 4,592 49% 51% 0.37% 56.05% 0.81% 0.02% 42.75%

[edit] Accountability statistics

2006-07[4] 2005-06[5] 2004-05[6] 2003-04[7] 2002-03[8]
District Accreditation Status Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools 0 0 0 1 0
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools 1 3 1 1 0
Level 3 (Successful) Schools 4 2 4 3 5
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools 0 0 0 0 0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools 0 0 0 0 0
Not Assigned 1 1 1 1 1

[edit] Athletics

South Panola High School is known for its impressive football tradition. As of the conclusion of the 2007 high school football season, the Tigers own the longest active winning streak in all of football at 75 consecutive victories dating back to 2003. This win streak is longer than all but two others in high school football: Independence High School (Charlotte, North Carolina) won 109 consecutive games from 2000–2007 and De La Salle High School in Concord, CA won 151 consecutive games from 1992-2003.

In addition to the Tigers 75–0 record since 2003, South Panola (sometimes referred to as "SP", or "USP", in reference to the nickname the "University of" South Panola, adorned by Jackson Clarion-Ledger sports writer Rick Cleveland) has also won 66 consecutive regular season games. Former Head Coach Ricky Woods (2002–2006) led the Tigers to a 14–1 record and a Class 5A State Runner-up finish in 2002, giving SP a 89–1 record in the past six seasons and Woods a 74–1 record at the school.

The Tigers have captured five consecutive MHSAA Class 5A State Championships (2003–2007), which is the longest streak of consecutive MHSAA State Championships since the Association began holding playoffs in 1981. Their streak of six consecutive appearances in the Championship game is also a record. SP's most recent championship victory was a 28–21 win over the Rebels of George County High School on December 7, 2007 at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi. This title was the Tigers' seventh, giving them more than any other MHSAA member school. The Tigers were previously tied with Weir (Miss.) High School at six. South Panola's appearance in the 2007 5A Championship game also ties them with Weir for the most ever in that category at ten (Weir has six titles in their ten appearances).

South Panola Tigers 5A Championship Football Game history:

Year 5A Champion 5A Runner-up Tigers' Record Head Coach USA Today National Rank
1993 South Panola Tigers 42 Warren Central Vikings 28 15-0 Willis Wright 13th
1996 Moss Point Tigers 33 South Panola Tigers 30 14-1 Ed Stanley 25th (Moss Point)
1997 Moss Point Tigers 17 South Panola Tigers 14 14-1 Ed Stanley
1998 South Panola Tigers 45 Hattiesburg Tigers 17 14-1 Ed Stanley
2002 Wayne County War Eagles 21 South Panola Tigers 14 14-1 Ricky Woods
2003 South Panola Tigers 33 Oak Grove Warriors 14 15-0 Ricky Woods 9th
2004 South Panola Tigers 39 Ocean Springs Greyhounds 21 15-0 Ricky Woods 7th
2005 South Panola Tigers 52 Meridian Wildcats 14 15-0 Ricky Woods 6th
2006 South Panola Tigers 28 Meridian Wildcats 21 15-0 Ricky Woods 9th
2007 South Panola Tigers 28 George County Rebels 21 15-0 Lance Pogue 9th

Not surprisingly, South Panola's football program has produced an impressive lineage of college and professional football players. Among the most well-known are former teammates on South Panola's first championship team in 1993 and at the University of Alabama, Linebacker Dwayne Rudd, a former member of the NFL's Cleveland Browns and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Cornerback Deshea Townsend of the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers. Derek Pegues, who was a two-time First Team All-State honoree (by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger) as South Panola's Quarterback from 2003–2004 is currently a starting Defensive Back for Mississippi State University of the Southeastern Conference; he was an All-SEC selection in 2007 (Second-Team defense). Several of Pegues' teammates are also competing in the SEC, including Demario Bobo (DB, Sr., Mississippi State), brothers Peria and John Jerry (DL & OL, Jr. & So., respectively, Ole Miss), Jamarca Sanford (DB, Jr., Ole Miss), Chris Strong (LB, Fr., Ole Miss) and Jeramie Griffin (RB, Fr., Alabama). Former Ole Miss standouts such as LB Eddie Strong and DB Toward Sanford also attended SP. Currently, several of the Tigers' players are major college football prospects, including cousins (RB) Darius and (CB) Bud Barksdale, who have committed to play for the University of Mississippi Rebels in 2008.

The South Panola High School Varsity Cheerleaders were ranked sixth in the nation in the Super Varsity division at the 2007 UCA Nationals in Orlando, Florida. South Panola Junior High School Cheerleaders were ranked fifth in the nation in the large division at the 2007 UCA Nationals in Orlando, Florida.

More recently, the girl's fastpitch softball team won the 2006–2007 state championship by defeating Oak Grove in a 2/3 set. This marks the first time the South Panola softball team has won the state championship.

Batesville Junior High's seventh and eighth football teams were undefeated for the 2006–2007 school year.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System. Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education.
  2. ^ 2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education (2008-01-16). Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
  3. ^ Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003. Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education (2004-09-02). Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
  4. ^ 2007 Results (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education (2007-09-13). Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  5. ^ 2006 Results (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education (2006-09-06). Retrieved on 2007-05-07.
  6. ^ 2005 Results (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education (2005-09-09). Retrieved on 2007-05-07.
  7. ^ 2004 Results (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education (2004-09-26). Retrieved on 2007-05-07.
  8. ^ 2003 Results (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education (2003-11-21). Retrieved on 2007-05-07.

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